⁵ and this, not as we expected, but they ^(A)gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us.

⁶ not by the way of eye-service, as ^(A)people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

¹⁵ For this is the will of God, ^(A)that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.

¹⁴ So ^(A)it is not the will of my^[a] Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

^17 (A)If anyone's will is to do God's^[a] will, ^(B)he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I ^(C)am speaking on my own authority.

⁵⁰ For ^(A)whoever ^(B)does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

^35 (A)For whoever ^(B)does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.”

I Never Knew You

^21 (A)“Not everyone who ^(B)says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will ^(C)enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who ^(D)does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

¹⁷ And ^(A)the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.

The Parable of the Two Sons

^28 (A)“What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in ^(B)the vineyard today.’ ²⁹ And he answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he ^(C)changed his mind and went. ³⁰ And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, ‘I go, sir,’ but did not go. ³¹ Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, ^(D)the tax collectors and ^(E)the prostitutes go into ^(F)the kingdom of God before you.